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In what year was the slave trade abolished in the British Empire?
- 1807
- 1787
- 1865
- 1833
Why this is the correct answer
Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act in 1807, which made it illegal for British ships to engage in the transatlantic slave trade. This was a distinct step from the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, which ended slavery itself across most of the British Empire.